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diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 2b1974d77e..565e8d9e98 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
#:select (dosfstools))
#:use-module ((gnu packages file-systems)
#:select (bcachefs-tools exfat-utils jfsutils zfs))
+ #:use-module (gnu packages fonts)
#:use-module (gnu packages terminals)
#:use-module ((gnu packages wm) #:select (sway))
#:use-module ((gnu build file-systems)
@@ -2487,7 +2488,15 @@ notably to select, copy, and paste text. The default options use the
(documentation "kmscon virtual terminal")
(requirement '(user-processes udev dbus-system))
(provision (list (symbol-append 'term- (string->symbol virtual-terminal))))
- (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor #$kmscon-command))
+ (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+ #$kmscon-command
+
+ ;; The installer needs to be able to display glyphs from
+ ;; various scripts, so give it access to freefont.
+ ;; TODO: Make this configurable.
+ #:environment-variables
+ (list (string-append "XDG_DATA_DIRS="
+ #$font-gnu-freefont "/share"))))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
(description "Start the @command{kmscon} virtual terminal emulator for the
Linux @dfn{kernel mode setting} (KMS).")))